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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave and List.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been using Universal strings for =
when a
string breaks, and I had very good results with APSCO universal strings, =
they
come on a hex core, I would never use them to restring a piano, for =
obvious
reasons. but I can tell you for emergencies one of the best made are =
APSCO.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Elian</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
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title=dporritt@swbell.net>dporritt</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 11, 1999 =
7:12 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hex wire</DIV>
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face=Arial
size=2>Shaff advertises their universal strings with hex wire =
cores.
They even have a greatly enlarged picture of it in their new =
catalog. I
have never seen a universal string I could like. If you install =
them
with a round core string as the other string of a pair, the =
inharmonicity is
quite different and they can't be tuned. Some partials will have =
a loud
obnoxious beat. If you buy their sets of Universals, you'd have =
to buy
two sets to even come close to having a matching pair. I gave up =
on them
20 years ago. The inharmonicity seems to be quite a bit higher =
than
round core wire. At least that's what I have =
found.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=710090823-11051999><FONT color=#000000 =
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size=2>dave</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT =
size=2>_______________________________________________<BR><BR>David
M. Porritt, RPT<BR>Meadows School of the Arts<BR>Southern Methodist
University<BR>Dallas, Texas<BR><A
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href="mailto:dporritt@swbell.net">dporritt@swbell.net</A><BR>__________=
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